Sunday, March 3rd 2024
LG Reveals Full Specifications and Pricing for the 4K UltraGear 32GS95UE-B OLED Monitor
Just before Christmas, LG unveiled the UltraGear 32GS95UE-B OLED gaming monitor with what the company is calling Dual-Hz, which allows for different refresh rates at different resolutions. In this case, 240 Hz at 4K and 480 Hz at 1080p. However, LG only provided basic specs and didn't reveal pricing back then, both of which now have been revealed. The 31.5-inch OLED panel used doesn't really stand out from the crowd with a typical brightness of 275 cd/m², a color depth of 1.07 billion colors (10-bit panel), a contrast ratio of 1.5 million to one a gray to gray response time of 0.03 ms and DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification.
As far as connectivity goes, some of you will be disappointed, as the 32GS95UE-B only sports DisplayPort 1.4 as well as HDMI 2.1. There isn't even a USB Type-C port on this monitor, instead a USB Type-B input and standard USB-A outputs, as well as a headphone output is all you get. LG has also kitted out the 32GS95UE-B with what the company called Pixel Sound speakers, i.e. the speakers are hidden behind the display panel. Both FreeSync Premium Pro and G-Sync compatibility is included, as well all the usual gaming features you'd expect. LG also includes a stand that supports tilt, height, swivel and pivot adjustments. In the US, the 32GS95UE-B comes with a two-year warranty, a US$1399.99 price tag and a mid-April shipping date.
Sources:
LG Electronics, via TFT Central
As far as connectivity goes, some of you will be disappointed, as the 32GS95UE-B only sports DisplayPort 1.4 as well as HDMI 2.1. There isn't even a USB Type-C port on this monitor, instead a USB Type-B input and standard USB-A outputs, as well as a headphone output is all you get. LG has also kitted out the 32GS95UE-B with what the company called Pixel Sound speakers, i.e. the speakers are hidden behind the display panel. Both FreeSync Premium Pro and G-Sync compatibility is included, as well all the usual gaming features you'd expect. LG also includes a stand that supports tilt, height, swivel and pivot adjustments. In the US, the 32GS95UE-B comes with a two-year warranty, a US$1399.99 price tag and a mid-April shipping date.
81 Comments on LG Reveals Full Specifications and Pricing for the 4K UltraGear 32GS95UE-B OLED Monitor
There's no good reason NOT to include DP 2.1 for a brand new $1K+ PC monitor in 2024 but also include the royalty demanding HDMI interface unless it's really meant for consoles.
There is a reason why there are so few true g-sync displays on the market - rarely anyone buys them.
Contrary to the others 4k/240hz we have been seeing, this one is an LG WOLED with MLA i think
1080p/480Hz will be maybe interesting for the professional esport world. By professional I mean the 0.1%, I don’t mean the bloke who thinks he will be ranked immortal in Valorant with that screen :)
A little too expensive compared to the AW and MSI qd-oled rival panel from Samsung tho
The matte layer also is, for me, a big cons too, a shame LG doesn’t offer semi-glossy alternatives, after all their bestselling oled TV are semi-glossy
I have no idea who would opt for this monitor at $1,399.99. Given the specs, it should be $999.9.
I say the proof is in the pudding, so let them release first and talk about them a few years down the road.
But like others have pointed out, for the asking price it would better come with the kitchen sink.
I do believe more in users than actually reviewers, many reviewers are in the payouts. Anyway, a good example would be mp3 x flac, many people dont hear any difference, I do.
But you are making a claim here that goes against the consensus. You’d think that you’d have better proof than just a random Reddit thread. Which, by the way, have you even read? Most people agree that there is no visual difference, some quotes Tim from MU where he said the same. The most relevant thing there was the citing of the much bandied around paper (this one) which is old now (the algorithm and compression standard have been improved since then) and presents the absolutely worst case scenario. And even in THAT worst case scenario most people could not find a difference. In fact, THE VERY CONCLUSION OF SAID PAPER states that DSC is pretty much visually lossless for all intents and purposes.
In short, DSC isn’t some boogeyman. I haven’t seen such obsessive paranoia over DSC and “muh DP” in a while. Come on people, the tech community should be better than this.
But since you brought MP3 I kinda already get we are in the “feels over facts” situation. I guess you would also say that you absolutely can hear the difference between a high bitrate MP3 recording and a lossless file of the same on consumer level hardware, yeah?